Paleo AIP Ground Beef and Carrots is one of my new favorite dinners. With one of the gentlest veggies that's anti-inflammatory and fits most diets, carrots! -- a veggie that also caramelizes - plus, the richness and joy of affordable ground beef, this one-pan dish and the sauce are just so welcome, comforting and delicious. Gluten-free, Whole30. (A super easy, simple and fast recipe, with great Meal Prep option!)Okay to halve this recipe, if it's more than you need.
optional 1/4teaspoonwhite or black pepperwhite preferred (omit for AIP and VAD)
2Tablespoonsolive oilor avocado oil
3cupscarrotspeeled and sliced about 1/3”, use white carrots for VAD/Low vitamin A (about 4 to 5 carrots)
1/4cupgreen onionssliced
fresh lime wedgesfor garnish, optional
Instructions
In small bowl, combine with whisk: coconut aminos, broth, coconut sugar, apple cider vinegar and tapioca. Set aside.
In large pan over medium heat, cook ground beef, sea salt, ginger and optional garlic powder and pepper, breaking meat up with a spatula, until most of the pink is gone, about 8 minutes. If there’s a lot of extra fat in the pan, drain some off. Finish cooking until all pink is gone, 2 minutes more. Remove beef to a bowl, and set aside.
Add olive oil and carrots to same pan. Cook about 10 minutes, until browned in places and beginning to be tender. Reduce heat slightly if softer carrots are desired, to cook them longer without getting too dark.If you're doing the Meal Prep (make ahead option), stop at this point. Then resume recipe right before you plan to serve. (Cover and refrigerate the components you've made until you're ready to resume, if it's more than 4 hours.)
Return beef to pan. Heat all over medium heat. Freshly whisk broth mixture; add it to the pan. Heat to simmering, stirring all the time, until sauce thickens, 2 to 3 minutes.
Serve. Optional: Garnish with greens of green onions and fresh lime wedges.
Notes
How to store and reheat
Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 4 days.Reheat over low heat, stirring and covering intermittently, until heated through.This recipe is adapted from Unbound Wellness' Ground Beef and Broccoli.